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October 1895

The students of the Janesville high school issued the first number of "The Vedette," with John B. McElroy as chief editor; another passage lists "The Vedette," a monthly devoted to high school interests, as beginning in 1895 (suspended 1897).

Meanwhile, closer to home

BeloitAugust 31, 1895

The first official report of the Bower City Bank was published, showing capital stock paid in of $34,000, deposits of $98,500, and loans of $70,500.

BeloitFall 1895Season

The new high school building was completed for occupancy by the beginning of the fall term; it cost over $56,000, and a second passage states it was erected in 1895.

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In October, 1895, the students of the Janesville high school issued a paper called "The Vedette," with John B. McElroy chief editor.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 1, PDF p. 548 / book p. 508

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